New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-04

over the whole continent of Europe and across Thu
ocean it Is passing toto the United States and DO
ing carried TO the ends Of the EARTH IL may ever
find translator and publisher, though II IL zoe
we trust that short and sharp work VIII De uade
the attempt to bring it within the reach o
| the general reader. But the dissemination OF 81
atrocIous a work under the pretence of supplying
public demand, of indicating an art theory. o
iunrovInr fiction is too inpudent and lnt0lerable.
II is indeed biting commentary on the CONDITION
of French morals that LA Terre' should have
first appeared by daily insta ments IN Pari'
Journal Ii Is true that this by 10 means squeamlsl
newspaper found it necessary TO decline 10 pI1h'
certain passages. but II is no less true that any
journal which printed the first chapter might just
n well have published the whole book. Tor the
| kevnote is struck almost in the initial page. and
the first episode is utterly outrageous asanythlne
that succee is IT. And ii is TO be considered thai
such n book as "La Tcrrc" is infinitely more to b.
dreaded than the most immoral works which
are undisgnisedlv indecent These latter are
| publi she'd in very small numbers and distributed
with precautions. Their circulation IS necessarily
small and as regards the general public they arc
nuattainablc But it ~ different with IolaS aboml-
nation. That will 90 everywhere The authors
notoricty tho disputes already had conc rnlnc u.
will give It the widest advert is'mcnt, AM II Is
Liable TO find entrance even into the homes oi cdn-
| Gated and srif-rcspcc ting men and women.
Because Of this liability II il niece siry to say
plainly that " la Tcrrc is book which cannot
he read without s0llng he soul IF the reader. We
will not merely say that NJ woman can possibly
read it, We will q further ana express the
opinion that no man read it without feeling dis
iinctly the worse for the experience. And
herein consists the uupardon1b" olcncc 90 VI lola
To obtain credit for the courage of his convir-
e.. in KeIt lao
considers the line Of faithful representation, and
consequently has gwen Il series of studies Ia t'u.
language such rs Coubilc;Sa stcnogrlphlr reporter
conld any ,lay match hy observation IN the sinm'
ar ON the wharyc, but which 10 writer could by
any tram of reasoning bc justified ~ publishing ~
a phase Of real lIfc. TIcre -. indeed. power AMI
skill in " las WORK. Is always; but they ar
here ill-cmpnvcl in binding no = rrr-crird and
unreal picture, aud III giving the scmhlance oi lie
10 what u IN fact only nousirpu' Tcgrc Ion Of
iis most vile and oa ONE aspects aud dri"c. s.
Nor can II be overloaded that TINS book u the On
IMITATION of diSra scd tendency ~ the authors
m nd which has been steadily Increasing ~ fore
sine. he wrot. =" L. N,.omno,r" There were IN
that worN many wnol II unnecessary and obviously
obirudcI na.tIn..,,s whlc1 the rrliers o. the
,ngiIsh translation csc lpcd mostly. The nc.Iln-
ton 10 irow this hin 90 ih,ls INTO hi;l r'i'i. 10
put ii strongly IN evidence ha. hcel gro"Ing cscr
-Incr with VI. I1.a. II H'p'lr'l Sdi'1'tv j..
Mana: II qpprlrcd aslm 10 l. Ulvrc. and
nos, II has mastered him comp c'eiy in " Ia lcrr'.
ic' tho, who ac,.p =. /',l %. leader. AID
who believe N o., theory. lppt - ~. Ili' }, t'c
looicil outcome of IN, M .Iri.i,iir scl1p'. 1h'
ml.tcl- dl~..p'c. may prntc 3. bnf H. Is tii NOR
consistent then they. The doctrine they have 1p-
proved and affirmed Ircl1lrt and involves prr-
c'sr.y sun wpr. a, MS. itE no answer to ~'v